Fritz Ostermueller

Fritz Ostermueller

Pitcher
Born: (1907-09-15)September 15, 1907 Quincy, Illinois
Died: December 17, 1957(1957-12-17) (aged 50) Quincy, Illinois
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 21, 1934 for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Record	114-115
Earned run average	3.99
Strikeouts	774
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1934–1940) St. Louis Browns (1941–1943) Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1944) Pittsburgh Pirates (1944–1948)

Frederick Raymond "Fritz" Ostermueller (September 15, 1907 – December 17, 1957) was a pitcher in major league baseball from 1934 to 1948 for the Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns.^[1]

1 Career
2 In popular culture
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Career

Ostermueller made his major league debut on April 21, 1934 with the Boston Red Sox, pitching seven seasons for them, chiefly as a starter. On December 3, 1940, he was sold to the St. Louis Browns, along with Denny Galehouse.^[2]

In popular culture

Ostermueller was portrayed in the film 42 by Linc Hand. In the film Ostermueller hits Jackie Robinson with a high pitch, but in a subsequent game Robinson hits a game winning home run off Ostermueller.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Fritz Ostermueller